Finding Justice by Diana Taylor Hart - Samantha Ryan is twenty-eight years old and the principal of Madison Elementary School in the barrio. She is committed to the children's education. Sam sat alone on a cold marble bench outside the courtroom waiting to be called back to the witness stand. This would be her third day testifying against Billy Diaz in a controversial attempted murder case. She is beginning to wonder if this deadly villain would go scot-free. Later that night, Sam finds out that one of her student's is missing. She and her husband, Thomas Ryan, with the help of Sheriff Peterson and Detective Rizzoli jump into action to find this ten-year-old boy, as well as two other children that are in danger. Sam and Thomas Ryan are hoping to adopt two young abused and neglected sisters, Megan and Kara Ford. Sam is under tremendous stress with the unfolding drama with her cousin, Sarah Samuels, who is trying to stop the adoption. This is a fast moving mystery, where Sam finds new drama, suspense, and spine-chilling danger that intertwines with a fun and fiery romance between her and Thomas Ryan.